Mangroves enhance the biomass of coral reef fish communities in the Caribbean [PDF]
Nature, 2004 Mangrove forests are one of the world's most threatened tropical ecosystems with global loss exceeding 35% (ref. 1). Juvenile coral reef fish often inhabit mangroves, but the importance of these nurseries to reef fish population dynamics has not been ...
Alasdair J. Edwards +33 more
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Scientific Reports, 2021 Coral reefs, especially those located near-shore, are increasingly exposed to anthropogenic, eutrophic conditions that are often chronic. Yet, corals under unperturbed conditions may frequently receive natural and usually temporary nutrient ...
Rene M. van der Zande +4 more
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The role of nocturnal fishes on coral reefs: A quantitative functional evaluation
Ecology and Evolution, 2022 The ecological functions of nocturnal coral reef fishes are poorly known. Yet, nocturnal resources for coral reef consumers are theoretically as abundant and productive, if not more so, than their diurnal counterparts.
William P. Collins +2 more
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Analysis of the Suitability and Carrying Capacity of Marine and Coastal Tourism on Tunda Island, Banten Province [PDF]
BIO Web of Conferences, 2023 Tourism suitability serves as a critical indicator for assessing the feasibility of optimal tourism development within specific coastal environments, considering different tourism categories.
Widodo Mikael P.S. +7 more
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Overview of distribution patterns of zooxanthellate Scleractinia
Frontiers in Marine Science, 2015 This publication is an overview of a detailed study of coral distribution, diversity and affinities worldwide. The species distribution maps in www.coralsoftheworld.com are based on comprehensive global assessments of the world’s 150 coral ecoregions ...
John eVeron +6 more
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Transitions in coral reef accretion rates linked to intrinsic ecological shifts on turbid-zone nearshore reefs [PDF]
, 2016 Nearshore coral communities within turbid settings are typically perceived to have limited reef-building capacity. However, several recent studies have reported reef growth over millennial time scales within such environments and have hypothesized that ...
Gulliver, Pauline +4 more
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Effects of elevated CO2 on predator avoidance behaviour by reef fishes is not altered by experimental test water [PDF]
PeerJ, 2016 Pioneering studies into the effects of elevated CO2 on the behaviour of reef fishes often tested high-CO2 reared fish using control water in the test arena.
Philip L. Munday +5 more
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Region-wide temporal and spatial variation in Caribbean reef architecture: is coral cover the whole story? [PDF]
, 2010 The architectural complexity of coral reefs is largely generated by reef-building corals, yet the effects of current regional-scale declines in coral cover on reef complexity are poorly understood.
Alvarez-Filip +51 more
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Field measurements of a massive Porites coral at Goolboodi (Orpheus Island), Great Barrier Reef
Scientific Reports, 2021 An exceptionally large coral Porites sp. has been identified and measured at Goolboodi (Orpheus Island), Great Barrier Reef (GBR). This coral was measured in March 2021 during citizen science research of coral reefs in the Palm Islands group.
Adam Smith +6 more
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Community Change within a Caribbean Coral Reef Marine Protected Area following Two Decades of Local Management [PDF]
, 2015 Structural change in both the habitat and reef-associated fish assemblages within spatially managed coral reefs can provide key insights into the benefits and limitations of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs).
Berumen, Michael L. +3 more
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